Dynamic Lists - ADVOCACY UPDATES

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to amend Part 302 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law, to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFOA/PFOS, collectively, PFAS) to the list of “hazardous substances.” f finalized, the designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA “hazardous substances” will create new reporting obligations and significantly increase the risk of enforcement and litigation related to the cleanup of contaminated sites.

The Biden Administration has continued to emphasize the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as a top priority for 2023. Enforcement has been a key component since the Biden Administration has taken over and OSHA has increased the number of inspectors 19% in 2022 by adding 50 additional inspectors and they have all been trained and released into the field.

Just like clockwork, the start of a new year brings two important Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordkeeping requirements that printing operations must be aware of and comply with if they qualify. They involve the completion, posting, and submission of certain separate, but related, recordkeeping forms. The two dates that are key are February 1 and March 2.

Effective January 6, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency under the Department of Transportation (DOT) that regulates the trucking industry in the United States, updated its regulations on drug and alcohol testing reporting and inquiry. The new rule requires employers to include in their background investigation if a prospective Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) driver had previous drug and alcohol program violations within the past three years before hiring the driver.

More than 50% of Komori's press installations during the last fiscal year have been firmly rooted in the packaging sector.